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Public Employees Retire Associate

Source file: Minnesota — State Employee Payroll / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Public Employees Retire Associate is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 142 employees with median total compensation of $78,068; the highest distinct record was $226,918.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$10.9M
Employees
142
Median total
$78,068
Highest record
$226,918

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 142 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($78,068) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base — $75,456 (98%)
  • Overtime — $659 (1%)
  • Other — $953 (1%)
  • Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$22,761
$56,490
$78,068
$93,820
$125,144

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $125,144 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $22,761. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Retirement Services Specialist Senior
16 · $79,674
Retirement Services Specialist
16 · $56,044
Information Technology Specialist 3
10 · $86,523
Retirement Services Program Coordinator
7 · $97,734
Accounting Technician
6 · $60,188

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 2 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2024
$9.8M
—
133
—
$71,805
—
2025
$10.9M
▲ 11.9%
142
▲ 6.8%
$78,068
▲ 8.7%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Christopher Kramer

Management Analyst 4/Public Employees Retire Associate

2025 total comp
$34,556
Sub-department
Benefits Operations Department
Base pay
$34,488
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$68
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$34,556
Hire date
2012-10-10
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay grade
15
Union / bargaining unit
MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis
Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1
Work county
Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025
No
Agency Number
G63
Bargaining Unit Number
214
Branch
Other
Branch Code
Other
Classified Code
Classified
Classified Status
Classified
Compensation Frequency Code
Hourly

Christopher Kramer holds the role of Management Analyst 4 at Public Employees Retire Associate within Benefits Operations Department. Hired in 2012, they have about 13 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $34,556. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Christine Ortega

Accounting Officer Principal/Public Employees Retire Associate

2025 total comp
$32,749
Sub-department
Finance Accounting
Base pay
$31,747
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,002
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$32,749
Hire date
1979-09-27
Employment type
Part-Time
Pay grade
14
Union / bargaining unit
MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis
Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
0.4
Work county
Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025
No
Agency Number
G63
Bargaining Unit Number
214
Branch
Other
Branch Code
Other
Classified Code
Unclassified
Classified Status
Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code
Hourly

Christine Ortega holds the role of Accounting Officer Principal at Public Employees Retire Associate within Finance Accounting. They have served since 1979 (about 46 years) as a part-time, 0.4 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $32,749. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.